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Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Almost identical to state and national figures, health outcomes in Ringwood mirror the broader trends seen across Victoria. About 26.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition. These figures show a community with health needs that are very typical for its size and location.

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📍 Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.8%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 58% of areas.

Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan)26.8%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions affect 26.8% of people here, which is about the same as the national figure of 27.7%. The most common reports include other conditions (8.8%), mental health (8.8%), and asthma (8.5%).

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 67.8% One condition 19.0% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 18%.

Other condition 8.8% Mental health 8.8% Asthma 8.5% Arthritis 7.2% Diabetes 4.1% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.4% of people in Ringwood need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Victoria average of 5.9%. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2016, when it sat at 4.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.4% —

Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.

Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Ringwood (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27101/ringwood/topic/health-disability